Why did they not get their boats out?
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Just because everyone on here is a boat weirdo doesn't mean everyone else is.....
Sometimes there's just too much $hit to do....
Prepare house, business, family, figuring out work & school schedules.
The boat may be an afterthought to many....or like someone else already mentioned.
Call the marina up, request a haul out......but the marinas are swamped & can't get it out!
Realistically what is plan B when they inform you it will not get hauled out?
There isn't one.....I work heavy construction & could probably muster the resources to make something happen within reason.....even that would be a stretch.
What does the average white collar person do other than add some lines & call up to make sure their ins policy is current.
Sometimes there's just too much $hit to do....
Prepare house, business, family, figuring out work & school schedules.
The boat may be an afterthought to many....or like someone else already mentioned.
Call the marina up, request a haul out......but the marinas are swamped & can't get it out!
Realistically what is plan B when they inform you it will not get hauled out?
There isn't one.....I work heavy construction & could probably muster the resources to make something happen within reason.....even that would be a stretch.
What does the average white collar person do other than add some lines & call up to make sure their ins policy is current.
Last edited by scarab63; 11-02-2012 at 10:32 AM.
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Sucks.
I left my boat at the marina (on the trailer). The only other place I could have taken it was my parents, which did cross my mind. If I had, it would be under a 45 ft pine tree right now...crushed. But it did just fine at the marina.
I don't think anyone had an idea how high the storm surge was going to be. I took a calculated gamble keeping it by the water, and it paid off. Not everyone was as lucky as me. Good luck to everyone w/damage to property. My family had some, to the house and business, but we consider ourselves lucky.
I left my boat at the marina (on the trailer). The only other place I could have taken it was my parents, which did cross my mind. If I had, it would be under a 45 ft pine tree right now...crushed. But it did just fine at the marina.
I don't think anyone had an idea how high the storm surge was going to be. I took a calculated gamble keeping it by the water, and it paid off. Not everyone was as lucky as me. Good luck to everyone w/damage to property. My family had some, to the house and business, but we consider ourselves lucky.
Last edited by Big Time; 11-02-2012 at 10:50 AM.
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I would think most people would be thinking about protecting family,friends and neighbors before thinking about saving the boat.. Then after all is done then yes see if something can be done.. Unless you have actually lived thru a major hurricane you have no idea the chaos that it brings in the days before..